Rasual Butler vs. James Worthy Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James Worthy and Rasual Butler, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Rasual Butler played 13 years in the NBA, 1 more than James Worthy, who played 12. Rasual Butler had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while James Worthy had his rookie season in 1982-83. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Rasual Butler |
13 |
6 |
2002-03 to 2015-16 |
James Worthy |
12 |
9 |
1982-83 to 1993-94 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Rasual Butler |
James Worthy |
Season |
2002-03 | 1982-83 |
Team |
Miami Heat | Los Angeles Lakers |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
72 |
21.0 |
7.5 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
7.9 |
.362 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
.292 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.731 |
James Worthy |
77 |
25.6 |
13.4 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
5.2 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
5.8 |
10.0 |
.579 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
.624 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Worthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
45 |
15.0 |
6.8 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
.476 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
.463 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.762 |
James Worthy |
82 |
29.5 |
14.5 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
6.3 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
10.9 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.759 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
10 |
5.8 |
2.1 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
.409 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
James Worthy |
21 |
33.7 |
17.7 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
7.8 |
13.0 |
.599 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.500 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
.609 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
65 |
18.5 |
6.5 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
6.3 |
.399 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.373 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.771 |
James Worthy |
80 |
33.7 |
17.6 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
6.4 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
7.6 |
13.3 |
.572 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.776 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
12 |
14.9 |
4.7 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
.373 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
.367 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.333 |
James Worthy |
19 |
32.9 |
21.5 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
5.1 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
8.7 |
14.1 |
.622 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.500 |
3.9 |
5.8 |
.676 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
79 |
23.7 |
8.7 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
8.0 |
.406 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
.380 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.693 |
James Worthy |
75 |
32.7 |
20.0 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
8.4 |
14.5 |
.579 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.771 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Worthy |
14 |
38.5 |
19.6 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
3.2 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
15.5 |
.558 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
.681 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
81 |
27.4 |
10.1 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
9.7 |
.398 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
.369 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.644 |
James Worthy |
82 |
34.4 |
19.4 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
5.7 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
7.9 |
14.7 |
.539 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
.751 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Worthy |
18 |
37.8 |
23.6 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
5.6 |
3.5 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
9.8 |
16.6 |
.591 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.1 |
5.4 |
.753 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
51 |
17.2 |
4.9 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
5.1 |
.350 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.331 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.839 |
James Worthy |
75 |
35.4 |
19.7 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
3.9 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
8.2 |
15.5 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.125 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
.796 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Worthy |
24 |
37.3 |
21.1 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
5.8 |
4.4 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
8.5 |
16.3 |
.523 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.111 |
4.0 |
5.3 |
.758 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
82 |
31.9 |
11.2 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
4.2 |
9.8 |
.433 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
.390 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.782 |
James Worthy |
81 |
36.5 |
20.5 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
3.6 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
8.7 |
15.8 |
.548 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.087 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
.782 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
5 |
31.6 |
10.6 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
7.4 |
.459 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
.526 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.000 |
James Worthy |
15 |
40.0 |
24.8 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
6.7 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
10.2 |
18.0 |
.567 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.375 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
.788 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
82 |
33.0 |
11.9 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
10.6 |
.409 |
1.8 |
5.3 |
.336 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.841 |
James Worthy |
80 |
37.0 |
21.1 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
8.9 |
16.2 |
.548 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.306 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
.782 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Worthy |
9 |
40.7 |
24.2 |
1.2 |
4.3 |
5.6 |
3.0 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
10.0 |
20.1 |
.497 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.250 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
.837 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
47 |
16.4 |
4.7 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
5.0 |
.333 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
.338 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.667 |
James Worthy |
78 |
38.6 |
21.4 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
4.6 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
9.2 |
18.7 |
.492 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.289 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.797 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
3 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
James Worthy |
18 |
40.7 |
21.1 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
8.9 |
19.2 |
.465 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
.167 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
.736 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
34 |
13.3 |
3.2 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
.308 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
.273 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.583 |
James Worthy |
54 |
39.0 |
19.9 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
5.6 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
8.3 |
18.6 |
.447 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.209 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.814 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Worthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Rasual Butler didn't play in 2012-13.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
50 |
7.6 |
2.7 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
.464 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
.419 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.571 |
James Worthy |
82 |
28.8 |
14.9 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
6.2 |
13.9 |
.447 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.270 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
.810 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
11 |
6.4 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
.400 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
.417 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
James Worthy |
5 |
29.6 |
13.8 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
6.4 |
17.2 |
.372 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.250 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
.600 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
75 |
20.1 |
7.7 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
6.9 |
.422 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
.387 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.791 |
James Worthy |
80 |
20.0 |
10.2 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
4.3 |
10.5 |
.406 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.288 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.741 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
2 |
3.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
James Worthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
46 |
9.4 |
2.7 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
.471 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.306 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.688 |
James Worthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rasual Butler |
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James Worthy |
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